This weekend seems too beautiful to think about shutting down your gardens and flower beds for the winter, so I wouldn't! Enjoy the weekend with family and friends, enjoying the last of the garden veggies. When it gets a little cooler, which it will, here is a list of jobs to do.
1. Harvest any flowers or herbs you want to dry, use in arrangements or freeze. Chopping up herbs and placing in ice cube trays with water covering them is a great way to preserve them for soups, stews or sauce.
2. Rake leaves and make compost pile by building a coral with chicken wire.
3. Clean up spent perennials. Trim old flower stalks and dead foliage off, tossing in compost pile.
4.Divide perennials that have grown into large clumps. This will invigorate plants and give them a fresh start in the spring.
5. One final weeding of course!
6. Plant spring bulbs such as tulips, allium, daffodils, crocus and one that is making a come-back, fritillaria.
7. Plant any new perennials you'd like to try for next year. The cooler, wet weather gives them a great start. A bit of bonemeal when planting will help roots to develop quicker.
8. If you have tender herbs that could be sitting on your windowsill for a few month, dig them up and repot into a decorative container (with drainage). Example : parsley, rosemary, or thyme.
Have a great Thanksgiving!
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